The New York Times published drone footage documenting the complete destruction of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, showing burned buildings, destroyed schools, and cratered parks.
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Drone footage taken on 19 May showed burned buildings, destroyed schools and sinkholed parks where a peaceful city was previously located. Bakhmut has been destroyed.
The longest and bloodiest battle of the war in Ukraine has been going on for months in Bakhmut.
Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to advance on the village of Khromove near Bakhmut, according to the General Staff report on May 23.
Ukrainian forces neutralized Mi-24 helicopter using Igla MANPADS near New York in Donetsk region
Russian state television portrayed the intended capture of Bakhmut as a fateful historical event.
One Russian TV channel compared Wagnerians in Bakhmut to 'grandfathers in Berlin'.
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